Famous People with Name James

James Francis Cameron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Francis Cameron: generally explore the relationship between humanity and technology. Cameron created the Terminator franchise, serving as co-writer and director for The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Later, he wrote and directed the film Titanic, which earned 11 Academy Awards and grossed over US$1.8 billion worldwide. To date, his directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$3 billion, unadjusted for inflation. After a string of landmark feature films including The Terminator,

James McGill Buchanan, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James McGill Buchanan, Jr: is an American economist renowned for his work on public choice theory,

James Joseph O’Hora            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Joseph O’Hora: was an American college football coach for over 30 years.O’Hora was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. His father, Michael was an immigrant from Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland who entered the United States through Ellis Island. His mother, Mary Butler O’Hora was also an immigrant from Ireland. O’Hora played football for Dunmore High School. He was a member of their champion team in 1930 and was named to the Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania All Academic Team in 1932. He graduated in 1932.

James Kenneth McManus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Kenneth McManus: better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.McKay is best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1998). His "...thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat" introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture. He is also known for television coverage of twelve Olympic Games, and for his reporting on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

James Lopez Watson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Lopez Watson: was a judge of the United States Customs Court and of its successor, the United States Court of International Trade.Judge Watson was born in Harlem, New York to parents who had immigrated from Jamaica. During World War II he fought in Italy with the Army, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He received a B.A. from New York University in 1947 and an LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School in 1951.

LeBron Raymone James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

LeBron Raymone James: is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). James, commonly nicknamed "King James," and sometimes referred to as "The L-Train" by Austin Carr, was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA star while still in high school at St. Vincent - St. Mary High School, and was named Ohio's "Mr. Basketball" three times. At the age of 18, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers and signed an unprecedented US$90 million shoe contract with Nike before his NBA debut. He has since set numerous youngest player records.

Michael Lamont James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Lamont James: is an American professional basketball player currently with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA.

Tim O'Connor James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tim O'Connor James: is a former National Basketball Association player who, in a three-year career, played for the Miami Heat, the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Elmore James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elmore James: was an American blues guitarist, singer, song writer and band leader. He was known as The King of the Slide Guitar and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.ames was born Elmore Brooks in the old Richland community in Holmes County, Mississippi, (not to be confused with two other locations of the same name in Mississippi, one in Humphreys County and the other in Rankin County). He was the illegitimate son of 15-year-old Leola Brooks, a field hand. His father was probably Joe Willie "Frost" James, who moved in with Leola, and so Elmore took this as his name. His parents adopted an orphaned boy, Robert Holston, at some point.

Harry James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harry James: was a popular American musician and band leader, and a well-known trumpet virtuoso. James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later